The accuracy of prevalence estimations for suicide attempts. How reliably do adolescents and young adults report their suicide attempts?

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-263

  Christl, Bettina ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a,b   Pfister, Hildegard ^b   Lieb, Roselind ^b   Bronisch, Thomas ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Adolescents; Prevalence; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33745620764     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110600582539     Document Type: Article

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